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Friday, 29 May 2009

None Transferable

We urgently need electoral reform. But we must not adopt the Single Transferable Vote. It is very likely to eliminate in early rounds candidates with high numbers of lower preferences, whom many voters had in fact wanted to elect in a multimember context.

Having voted in STV Elections since the Local Govt Elections 36 years ago and always having voted in Council, Euro and Stormont elections, I am kinda familiar with the process.Losing seats to a member of the same Party is a pitfall but not if the Party actually manages the vote well.The idea is that each candidate is given a "patch" and should not campaign outside that area or on the strength of a "big" name.

Proportional Representation was introduced in 1973 when people had been blowing other people up for more than three years.It was hardly intended to facilitate the people doing the blowing up as they did not take part in any elections until 1981 (by proxy initially).So you are of course.....wrong. Arent you?